About hiking in Linn County

Linn County, Iowa has 86 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 127 miles, an average of 1.5 miles each. The longest is Sac & Fox Trail, at 30.6 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Linn County are like

By length, 57 are under a mile, 25 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Orange Trail, at 1.6 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 54 easy, 30 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 85 with measured elevation, Sac & Fox Trail climbs the most, about 712 ft.

All 86 hiking trails, longest first

Sac & Fox TrailHikeMTB30.6 mi Cedar River TrailHikeMTB10.3 mi Cedar Valley Nature TrailHikeMTB8.8 mi Ellis TrailHikeMTB5.9 mi Cherokee TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Cedar Lake LoopHikeMTB4.4 mi Prairie Park Fishery TrailHike4.2 mi Blue TrailHike2.5 mi Purple TrailHike2.3 mi Multi-Use TrailHike2.2 mi Black TrailHike2.0 mi AspenHikeMTB1.9 mi Old Wagon TrailHike1.6 mi Orange TrailHike1.6 mi Wapsi-River Nature TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Cedar CliffHike1.5 mi Blue Bird TrailHike1.5 mi LocustHike1.5 mi Yellow TrailHike1.5 mi Deep WoodsHikeMTB1.5 mi RiverbendHike1.4 mi Flying SquirrelHike1.4 mi Bena TrailHike1.3 mi Woodland TrailHike1.3 mi Read Oak TrailHike1.3 mi Echo BenchHikeMTB1.1 mi Central City TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi C Street TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi 10th Avenue North SidepathHikeMTB1.0 mi 10th Avenue South SidepathHikeMTB1.0 mi Whispering PinesHike1.0 mi Bob White TrailHike0.9 mi Cedar Overlook TrailHike0.9 mi BirchHike0.9 mi Fairfax TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi C Avenue TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Stumptown TrailHike0.8 mi Woodpecker TrailHike0.7 mi Wood Duck WayHike0.7 mi White Oak Hill TrailHike0.6 mi B TrailHike0.6 mi Prairie Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Sycamore LoopHike0.6 mi Lakeview Lake Walking TrailHike0.6 mi Park Place NortheastHike0.6 mi MapleHike0.6 mi South Troy Park TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Cool HollowHike0.5 mi Fern PassHikeMTB0.5 mi Bever Park TrailHike0.5 mi K9 Acres Off-Leash Walking PathHike0.4 mi Baby BirchHike0.4 mi Timber Hill TrailHike0.4 mi Chopped LiverHikeMTB0.4 mi Blairs Ferry Road NortheastHike0.4 mi Wetland Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Czech Village Levee TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Creek Confluence - OwlHikeMTB0.3 mi Picnic trailHike0.3 mi Whisperline (lower)HikeMTB0.3 mi 10th Street NortheastHikeMTB0.3 mi Overlook TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Creek HuggerHike0.3 mi Riverline 2HikeMTB0.3 mi C Street ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Angler's EyeletHikeMTB0.3 mi Valley Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Lindsay's TrailHike0.3 mi Cox Lake PathHike0.2 mi Riverline 1HikeMTB0.2 mi Cedar Lake TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi A TrailHike0.2 mi Green TrailHike0.2 mi Horseshoe Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Up DownHikeMTB0.2 mi Creek Confluence Bonus LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Camper's TrailHike0.2 mi Valhalla's AscentHikeMTB0.2 mi Cedar Valley Nature TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Mercy FlushHikeMTB0.1 mi Coyote CacheHikeMTB0.1 mi Whisperline (upper)HikeMTB0.1 mi Graham Park PathHike0.1 mi Ghost GardenHikeMTB0.1 mi Mary Lundby BridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Woodpecker ConnectorHike0.1 mi

← All Linn County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.